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MICH-16.5 Data Details

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MICH-16.5 Increase the proportion of women delivering a live birth who had a healthy weight prior to pregnancy

About the Data

Description of the data source, numerator, denominator, survey questions, and other relevant details about the national estimate.

Data Source:

California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System

Changed Since the Healthy People 2020 Launch:

Measure:

percent

Baseline (Year):

52.5 (2007)

Target:

57.8

Target-Setting Method:

10 percent improvement

Numerator:

Women with a recent live birth who reported having a healthy weight (BMI: 18.5 - 24.9) prior to pregnancy

Denominator:

Number of women with a recent live birth

Comparable Healthy People 2010 Objective:

Not applicable

Questions Used to Obtain the National Baseline Data:

From the 2007 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System:

[NUMERATOR:]

Just before you got pregnant with your new baby, how much did you weigh?
_____ Pounds OR &nbsp_____ Kilos

How tall are you without shoes?
_____ Feet _____ Inches OR _____ Meters

From the 2007 California Maternal and Infant Health Assessment:

[NUMERATOR:]

Just before you got pregnant, how much did you weigh?
_____ Pounds OR _____ Kilos

How much weight did you gain during your most recent pregnancy?
_____ Pounds OR _____ Kilos
_____ I LOST weight during my pregnancy
_____ I stayed the same
_____ I don't know

How tall are you without shoes?
_____ Feet and _____ Inches
OR _____ Meters and _____ cms

Data Collection Frequency:

Annual

Methodology Notes:

The most current IOM recommendations were used to determine BMI categories:

Prepregnancy BMI	BMI* (kg/m²)
Underweight	<18.5
Normal weight	18.5-24.9
Overweight	25.0-29.9
Obese	≥30.0

* To calculate BMI go to Calculate Your BMI - Standard BMI Calculator.

Data from participating PRAMS states (28 states and New York City in 2007) were combined with data from the California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA) to produce the displayed estimate.

Trend Issues:

The 2007 estimate is based on data from CA plus the following PRAMS states: AK, AR, CO, DE, GA, HI, IL, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NC, NY, NYC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, UT, VT, WA, WV, WI, and WY.

References

Additional resources about the objective

Institute of Medicine (2009). Weight Gain During Pregnancy: Reexamining the Guidelines, National Academies Press, Washington DC. Available online at: www.iom.edu/Reports/2009/Weight-Gain-During-Pregnancy-Reexamining-the-Guidelines.aspx.

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